Uhřičice combines a historically distinctive village centre with remarkable water engineering structures. For planning a trip, these highlights can be considered separately: the settlement layout and Baroque sculptures tell the story of the village, while the Uhřičický Siphon focuses on the routing of a watercourse. The landscape extends beyond individual structures to include rivers, wooded areas and agricultural land.
Village History and Heritage Conservation Area
Uhřičice was first mentioned in writing in 1131. Its historic centre has a broad, linear settlement pattern known as “ulicovka”. The term describes the settlement’s characteristic layout and adds a perspective on how the village is structured to its historical context.
The historic surroundings of Uhřičice were designated a heritage conservation area with effect from 31 December 2019. This designation provides a wider context for the village’s history; individual buildings and sculptures can also be considered on the basis of their own design and date of origin. Those interested in cultural heritage can thus explore both the structure of the historic centre and specific Baroque works.
Baroque Sculptures in the Village
The village square is home to a sculptural group of Saint Florian, a Baroque work created in 1742 by Antonín Heinz, a sculptor from Olomouc. Another Baroque work is the wayside shrine on the road to Kojetín. It depicts Saint Florian and the Baptism of Jesus. The two works differ not only in their location but also in their form: a sculptural group in the village square and a wayside shrine featuring two scenes.
These specific works provide a tangible connection between cultural history and the village, while the heritage conservation area identifies the historic centre as part of a wider context. Together with the “ulicovka” layout, they offer several ways to explore the village: its settlement pattern, heritage status and individual Baroque works.
The Uhřičický Siphon and How to Get There
The Uhřičický Siphon is an engineering structure that carries the Boleloucký millrace beneath the Valová River. The water crossing itself is the focus here. Rather than looking at just one watercourse, visitors can see how the routes of the millrace and the Valová relate to each other.
From Uhřičice, the siphon is directly accessible via a yellow-marked hiking trail. Cycle route 5040 leads there by bicycle, connecting Tovačov and Kojetín. These details distinguish the access routes by mode of transport: the yellow-marked trail for hiking and the connection between the two named towns for cycling. The “Po břehu Moravy ke Kojetínu a dál…” excursion route also includes a stop at the Uhřičický Siphon.
The Water Landscape and the Vantroky Aqueduct
The landscape around Uhřičice includes the Morava and Valová rivers, the Boleloucký millrace and the Strž. It also features a wooded side channel of the Bečva, a flooded former sand-extraction site, and the Čvachůvka grove with a spring. Intensively farmed fields are also part of the landscape. Watercourses, wooded areas and fields thus form distinct elements of the local surroundings, rather than comprising just a single riverbank or woodland landscape.
The Vantroky Aqueduct is another water crossing along the Boleloucký millrace. It lies within the cadastral area of the municipality of Uhřičice, about 800 metres south of the Uhřičický Siphon. The aqueduct’s present-day concrete channel dates from 1923. The two structures represent different water crossings along the same millrace: at the siphon, it passes beneath the Valová, while Vantroky forms another crossing as an aqueduct. The approximate location also places Vantroky south of the siphon.
For a trip focused on cultural history and water engineering, Uhřičice offers several distinct themes: the linear historic centre, Baroque sculptures and engineering structures along watercourses. You can choose which to focus on according to your interests; the named routes and excursion itinerary provide specific options for visiting the Uhřičický Siphon.
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For the broader travel overview: Přerov District.
